2022 Oregon wildfires

The 2022 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Oregon.

2022 Oregon wildfries
Pyrocumulus cloud created by the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon
Pyrocumulus cloud created by the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon on August 4
Statistics
Buildings destroyed2
Deaths2
Season
← 2021
2023 →

On August 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency because multiple wildfires, including the Rum Creek Fire.[1][2] That same month, Governor Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act because of the Miller Road/Dodge Fire.[3]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Griffin Harney1,705July 15August 11Unknown cause
Windigo Deschutes1,007July 30September 5Caused by lightning strike [4]
Cedar Creek Deschutes, Lane120,655August 1
27% contained
Caused by lightning strike; caused the evacuation on the city of Oakridge [5]
Big Swamp Douglas111August 1September 4Caused by lightning strike; 1 firefighter died after being struck by a tree [6][7]
Miller Road Wasco10,847August 2August 25Unknown cause. Destroyed 1 structure [8]
Rum Creek Josephine21,347August 17
90% contained
Caused by lightning strike; 1 firefighter died after being struck by a tree [9][10]
Crockets Knob Grant4,287August 22
80% contained
Caused by lightning strike [11]
Sturgill Union, Wallowa21,569August 22
72% contained
Caused by lightning strike [12]
Nebo Wallowa12,607August 25
90% contained
Caused by lightning strike [13]
Double Creek Wallowa161,591August 30
89% contained
Caused by lightning strike [14]
Van Meter Klamath2,639September 7
99% contained
Unknown cause, burning near Merrill [15]
Amelia Road Malheur3,727September 8September 10Unknown cause

References
  1. "Oregon governor declares statewide emergency as wildfire spreads". Associated Press. August 29, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "Governor Declares Wildfire State Of Emergency | News Radio 1190 KEX". Portland Local News. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. "Brown declares conflagration for wildfire south of The Dalles". Oregon Public Broadcasting. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  4. "Windigo Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. "Cedar Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. "Big Swamp Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  7. "Michigan firefighter struck by tree, killed while fighting Big Swamp Fire on Willamette National Forest". KTVZ. August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. "Crews report progress on Windigo, Miller Road wildfires". FOX 26 KMVU. August 8, 2022. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  9. "Rum Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  10. Urness, Zach (August 19, 2022), "Wildland firefighter killed on Rum Creek Fire identified", Statesman Journal, retrieved September 12, 2022
  11. "Crockets Knob Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. "Sturgill Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  13. "Nebo Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  14. "Double Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  15. "Van Meter Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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